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Clannad (Irish pronunciation: [klanad]) are an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal.[1] Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, traditional Irish, Celtic and New Age, often incorporating elements of an even broader spectrum of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant.[2] After twelve years of success in the folk music industry, they shot to international recognition in 1982 with the release of the "Theme from Harry's Game",[3] becoming the most successful band in the Celtic music genre. They subsequently went on to bridge the gap between traditional Celtic music and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as Macalla and Anam.[4][5] Their records usually consist of traditional Gaelic ballads, New Age tracks that carry the group's trademark of haunting vocal harmonies, mellow harp-based instrumentals and often upbeat pop-flavoured numbers. During their career they toured the world extensively and gained fans in every major territory. They have recorded in six different languages, most notably in Irish,[6] and their record sales have exceeded the 15 million mark.[7] They are also widely regarded as the band which, for the first time, put Irish traditional music and the Irish language on the world stage and paved the way for many other Irish artists.[8] They have won several notable awards throughout their career, including a Grammy, a BAFTA, an Ivor Novello and a Billboard Music Award.[9]
Clannad are a family band composed of siblings Moya Brennan (Irish: Máire Ní Bhraonáin), Ciarán Brennan (Irish: Ciarán Ó Braonáin), Pól Brennan (Irish: Pól Ó Braonáin, who left in 1990 and rejoined in 2011) and their twin uncles Noel Duggan (Irish: Noel Ó Dúgáin) and Pádraig Duggan (Irish: Pádraig Ó Dúgáin). Their sister/niece Enya (Irish: Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) left the group in 1981 to pursue a solo career. Ten years after "taking a break",[10] the five original members of Clannad reunited on stage at the Celtic Connections Festival in February 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland. Moya, Ciarán, Noel and Pádraig embarked on their first UK tour in over 10 years in March 2008, starting in Gateshead.[11] In September 2013, Clannad released Nádúr, their first studio album in fifteen years.[12]
Early years
Musical upbringing
Siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Máire Uí Bhraonáin (Brennan) and their two twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Ó Dúgáin (Duggan) grew up in Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore), a rural village in County Donegal, in the northwest corner of Ireland. The village is in the Gaeltacht and they were an Irish-speaking and Roman Catholic family.[13][14] The Brennans' mother, Baba, was a music teacher, and their father, Leo, was a former member of a cabaret band. Leo was travelling extensively in the early family years. Later, they bought a pub with a stage called Leo's Tavern (Tábhairne Leo). The children would occasionally do cover versions of The Beatles, Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell songs at home and in their family pub.
The children were performing late at night in the pub (the story was recounted by Máire, TG4, 17 March 2007, Clann as Dobhar & Clannad Beo) when the local police sergeant walked in. They feared a summons, but instead the policemen had a form to enter a local music competition. They did not have a name at the time, but had to find one for the competition. Someone suggested Clann As Dobhar (Irish for "the family from Dore"), which was provisionally blended into Clannad in 1973.[15]
The young Brennans' and Duggans' passion for the traditional music of Ireland soon expanded beyond their native Gweedore. They would later visit such outlying communities as Tory Island off Donegal's coast. Armed with some 500 Gaelic songs, they would later begin to arrange these songs for a full band.[16]
Traditional years
Clannad entered a local folk festival in Letterkenny, County Donegal, and won first prize, a record contract with the Irish arm of Philips, when they were still in college and school. They did not make the record until 1973 because the record company did not like the idea of them doing half the album in Irish, as it was not heard of to sing Irish in mainstream music.
The first album was recorded in 1973, was simply called Clannad, and it showed a band aware of contemporary Irish music of the day. There were hints of modern influences, most notably Pentangle's, in songs such as "The Pretty Maid" and "Morning Dew". However, it was the Irish songs, in particular an early arrangement of "Níl Sé Ina Lá" ( a drinking song they found on one of their Tory Island expeditions), that really showed the band's ability to form contemporary, jazz-influenced versions of traditional material. This album was also released under the name The Pretty Maid. One of the tracks, "An Pháirc", was performed by Clannad in the 1973 Irish heat of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The second album followed in 1975 on Gael-Linn records and was titled Clannad 2. Produced by Planxty and Bothy Band founder Dónal Lunny, it showed a tremendously more mature band that was quite committed to singing mainly in Irish. Their arrangements were still experimental for the times, but their increasing skill in the use of traditional acoustic instruments kept the music well within the boundaries of folk music. Clannad 2 featured some ground-breaking traditional music, including Máire's harp playing on the O'Carolan song "Eleanor Plunkett" and ensemble work on songs like "Rince Briotánach" and "Teidhir Abhaile Riú", an Irish matchmaking song.
The following year they produced Dúlamán. The title track was a song about two dúlamán, or seaweed merchants, one of whom is trying to win the hand of the other's beautiful daughter. It has been a favourite of Clannad's live shows for a very long time and is still performed in a rock version which captures the flavour of the original recorded acoustic version.
The band in 1976 still consisted of Máire on lead vocals and harp, Ciarán on double bass, electric piano and vocals, Pól on flutes, guitars and bongos, Noel on guitar, vocals and Pádraig on mandolin, guitar and vocals. They still kept the Gaelic spelling of their surnames of Ó Braonáin for the brothers, Ní Bhraonáin for Máire and Ó Dúgáin for Pádraig and Noel. During their first tour of Europe in 1976 a standing ovation after an eight-minute version of "Níl Sé Ina Lá" convinced them to become full-time professionals.[17] The band's next album was Crann Úll (Irish for apple tree) released in 1978 on Tara Records. It featured a stronger emphasis on Máire's harp-playing. "Ar a Ghabháil 'n a 'Chuain Domh" featured a particularly full band arrangement reflective of their live jams at the time. "Lá Cuimhthíoch Fán dTuath" ("A Strange Day in the Countryside") showed the first hints of the more atmospheric side of the band's arrangements. On "Gathering Mushrooms" they included their sister Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (now known as Enya) on supporting vocals.
Clannad in Concert was released in 1979, featuring excerpts from their 1978 Swiss tour and a now world-famous version of "Down by the Sally Gardens" and a 10-minute version of "Níl Sé Ina Lá". It served as a base for various solos by the individual members. The year 1979 also saw a 36-concert North American tour the most extensive ever undertaken by an Irish group to that date.[18] In 1981 with the album Fuaim (pronounced foom, meaning sound), recorded in Dublin's famed Windmill Studios, Clannad began to experiment with a more lush and electric sound. Enya became, for a short time, a full member of the band, adding keyboards and harmony vocals as well as lead vocals on two songs, "An tÚll" and "Buaireadh an Phósta". This album marked Clannad's first experiments with synthesiser. It also had guest Neil Buckley on clarinet and saxophones plus a percussionist and electric piano. The following year Enya left to pursue her solo career and the band was about to record the album which would forever change their career as well as their sound, Magical Ring which appeared in 1982.
Chart success
1980s: Harry's Game, Robin of Sherwood, Bono and film
Clannad were signed up to RCA Records when they were approached and asked if they would be interested in doing a song for Harry's Game (1982), a fictional British television miniseries drama depicting The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Ciarán, Pól and Máire got together and wrote the now-legendary song "Theme from Harry's Game". Peaking at number 5 in the British charts, it remains the only hit single in the UK ever to be sung entirely in Irish Gaelic, and was also broadcast by rock group U2 at the end of every concert during their 1983 War Tour through the first round of the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987.[19] The album Magical Ring (1982), featuring this song, marked a major turning point as the start of their international career. The album contains half traditional material and half original recordings and was on the UK album charts for over six months. This earned the group their first gold record award, and features some of Clannad's most enduring original compositions from the time such as "Tower Hill", "Passing Time" and "Newgrange". In its impact of achieving a fusion of traditional folk, modern rock and world music, for its utopian vision of man in harmony with nature, Magical Ring is often compared with Alan Stivell's Renaissance of the Celtic Harp.[20]
Shortly after Magical Ring, Clannad were commissioned to provide music for the 26-episode TV drama series Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986). They once again began to stretch themselves, creating music for a range of characters and events. For the first time ever, they produced an album without any of their native Irish, as the story was set deep in English folklore.
The original soundtrack Legend was released in 1984 and won the band a BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music., the first time an Irish act had been honoured thus. The musical style of the album was dominated by guitar riffs and trumpet reverberations. It was primarily this album that firmly elevated the group to 'household name' status, with their music being broadcast into millions of homes every Saturday night for 26 weeks. While not all of the show's music is found on the Legend album, some additional pieces can be found on Clannad's albums Macalla (released 1986) and Clannad: Live in Concert, 1996 (released 2005). In November 2003, Clannad revealed on their official web site that "there were several other pieces of music recorded for the 3rd series of Robin of Sherwood that were not included on the Legend album. Unfortunately no-one has been able to locate the master tapes of this music. The search is continuing and hopefully one day these recordings will be able to be released."[21]
Macalla (echo in Irish) was released in 1985, and was Clannad's next proper album. It contained all original material except one traditional song and yielded the group a hit single "In a Lifetime", a duet with U2's Bono (which begins with Máire being heard teaching Gaelic to Bono during the instrumental intro).[22] The album featured the core quintet plus a large number of backing musicians who have continued to tour with them, including ex-King Crimson saxophonist Mel Collins, Moving Hearts' guitarist Anton Drennan and drummer Paul Moran. Also on board was producer Steve Nye, whose previous charges included the Penguin Café Orchestra and David Sylvian. The album opens with the song "Caisleán Óir". In "Buachaill Ón Éirne" they covered a traditional Irish song from their native Donegal. It was the first time ever such a song featured on a chart-topping commercial album, something Clannad went on to pioneer in. When Macalla was released, the listening public began to be more accepting of the mainstream material that appeared heavily on the record. Songs such as the pop-flavoured "Closer to Your Heart" and the powerful ballad "Almost Seems" were successful singles for the quintet. The latter even served as the official Children in Need single for 1985.
The following album, Sirius, was released by RCA in 1988 and was recorded in Los Angeles with rock producers Greg Ladanyi and Russ Kunkel (James Taylor's drummer). The album included a duet with Bruce Hornsby and guest appearances by Steve Perry and J.D. Souther. The title track was Pól Brennan's encouraging call to the environmental movement, and to the Greenpeace ship of the same name. "Something to Believe In" featured the voice and keyboards of Bruce Hornsby. Completed with the help of some of the biggest names on the Californian rock scene, Sirius was another different creation, just like their previous 3 albums. Received with critical apprehension, Sirius was initially, stoutly defended by the band as a change, but since then members have expressed their disappointment with the album and even Pól Brennan apologised on its behalf. The following year they embarked on their first world tour.
Between 1988 and 1991 there were some side projects for the band, including Atlantic Realm (1989) and The Angel and the Soldier Boy (1990). Atlantic Realm was a small album made for a BBC documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. The recording was mainly instrumental as their voices as instruments. The Angel and the Soldier Boy was a half hour animation without voice overs, with the music telling the story. Both albums proved to be a minor success, and also demonstrated once again that Clannad were one of the most acclaimed soundtrack artists in the music industry. Two greatest hits albums were released at around this time:
- Past Present RCA, which to date is the only "greatest hits" compilation so far by the band to include any new tracks: "The Hunter" (a reworking of the song "Herne", which appears on their 1984 album Legend) and "World of Difference". This album also included tracks from Magical Ring, Macalla, and Sirius.
- The Collection k-Tel, re-released in 1996 under the label's Celtic Collections series. Unlike Past Present however, it also included five earlier tracks from their more traditional Irish period.
Pól Brennan initially left the group to pursue a solo career and work with the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) organisation in Britain. He released a trio album in 1993 with Guo Yue and Joji Hirota under the new name Trísan. The true reason for Pól's departure is unknown; being a family band, very little information is released about personal and professional relations about and between the members. Pól rejoined the band in January 2011, when Clannad performed at Temple Bar TradFest. Initially a single concert, it was extended with an extra two nights.[23]
1990s: Return to roots
The band continued on as a quartet and recorded 1991's Anam. It marked a return to the Clannad sound of such albums as Magical Ring and Fuaim and was recorded in two and a half months at the band's home studio in the hills of Dublin. On Pól's leaving the rest of the group began sharpening their song-writing skills with Ciarán, already the main source of their original music. The title Anam means "Soul" in Irish and the album had 10 songs. The album was finally released in the USA in 1992 with a different cover and the addition of the previously released Bono duet "In a Lifetime". Also included was "Theme from Harry's Game", which had been included in the motion picture Patriot Games. The song was also used in a Volkswagen television advertisement, which helped establish the band's reputation in the USA. The song went on to win the Billboard Music Award for "World Music Song of the Year". They dedicated the opening song "Rí na Cruinne" to the One World One Voice charity project.
In 1991, a duet between the band and Paul Young, "Both Sides Now" was released. The track had been put together for the Blake Edwards film Switch, featuring Ellen Barkin. In the storyline, a nasty male chauvinist, is reincarnated as an attractive female. The use of the Joni Mitchell song was therefore suitable and proved a hit for the group. Released in 1994, Banba became Clannad's 13th studio album and received rave reviews and the band's first Grammy nomination. The album jogged comfortably to the number one spot in the World Music Chart. Banba is a romantic mythical name for Ireland. In the track "I Will Find You," written especially for the film The Last of the Mohicans, Máire sings in English, Mohican and Cherokee. Once again all the songs were written and produced by Ciarán Brennan, except "Sunset Dreams", written by Noel Duggan. Moya Brennan described the album as "a fusion of various styles of music, growing out of a traditional Gaelic root." Banba has been described as one of Clannad's most visual albums, and has sold over 1 million copies to date.
The album Lore (1996) gave some thought to the Native American Indians. On "Trail of Tears", when Noel Duggan imagines how it felt to be exiled from one's ancestral land, he was also thinking about these people and their connection with the Irish. It opens with "Croí Cróga" ('braveheart' in English) which was written as a theme tune for the Mel Gibson film Braveheart which, for unknown reasons, never made it onto the soundtrack. Lore features American drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and Mel Collins. It contained a strong jazz element, with songs such as "Seanchas" blending contemporary sounds with traditional Irish music and the Irish language. Clannad toured Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in 1996 to promote the Lore album, but due to apparent disagreements with Atlantic Records, plans to tour the USA were scrapped. In 1996, they received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish recording industry (the IRMA).
After 25 years of recording groundbreaking music, Clannad returned in 1997 with another album, Landmarks. In the song "Of This Land", Máire sings about Ireland, of its past and of its future. The track "Fadó" (translates as Long Ago), demonstrates the influences of old Celtic history on Clannad's music. It became one of the most celebrated Irish albums in history and in 1999, it won the group a Grammy award for Best New Age Album.
In 1999, the group composed the song "What Will I Do" for the Kevin Costner film, Message in a Bottle.
2000present: Return to stage
After Landmarks, Clannad ceased to make any more studio albums, but had promised to return in the near future. In 2003, they released the best of album, The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime, which is one of their biggest-selling albums to date.
In 2005 the two Duggan twins, Noel and Pádraig, as the musical duo The Duggans, got together for the first time outside of Clannad and recorded the album Rubicon.
During the 2006 solo tour of Moya Brennan in The Netherlands, the concert in De Doelen, Rotterdam, was dedicated to Leo and Baba Brennan. The whole of Clannad, including former member Pól and sister Deirdre, performed five songs during the second half. The audience, Leo and Baba were unaware of the plan to bring Clannad on-stage, which resulted in multiple standing ovations from the audience.[24]
The five original members of Clannad appeared on stage together at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow on 19 January 2007. The concert was greeted by 2,000 fans who travelled from places such as the USA and Brazil to see the legendary group perform some of the most loved songs in their history. While at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards that were held in Dublin on 1 February 2007 Clannad were presented with the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.
In March 2008, Clannad began their first UK tour in over 12 years, starting at The Sage in Gateshead.[25] The tour culminated in a dozen dates, including concerts in Ireland and Thailand.
In May 2008, Clannad's version of the traditional song "Down by the Sally Gardens" was featured in the listening paper for Music GCSE from the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations exam board. On 25 August 2008, Clannad released a new compilation album of their early music to contrast the music of their previous compilation album at the beginning of 2008, Beginnings: The Best of the Early Years.[26]
In June 2009, Clannad was nominated for an IMA Award in the category Best Revival Act, along with other revived bands Planxty, Moving Hearts, Arcady and Stockton's Wing.[27][28]
In January 2011, Clannad's concert at Christ Church Cathedral TempleBar TradFest in Dublin was extended by two nights due to fast ticket sales. The group appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show on 21 January 2011 performing the "Theme from Harry's Game" with choral group Anúna. It was their first appearance on the show in 14 years.[29]
2013present: Return to recording
On 18 June 2013, Clannad announced that their brand new studio album Nádúr (their first new album since the release of Landmarks in 1998) was released worldwide in September 2013.[30] An international tour commenced in October 2013 starting in Australia and New Zealand.
Musical style and legacy
"There's a feeling in all our music, an ambience that stems directly from where we were brought up and to have to define our sound, I always say that if they were to visit Gweedore they wouldn't need to ask." Ciarán Brennan[31]
When Clannad first started out in the early 1970s their music and sound stemmed solely from their traditional background. Despite this they managed to popularise such old songs as "Dúlamán", "Teidhir Abhaile Riú" and "Coinleach Glas An Fhómhair", and these songs have remained popular numbers at their concerts. On the departure from their folk and traditional background in 1982, they created a new sound that would define the meaning of New Age and Celtic music forever. When "Theme from Harry's Game" and "Newgrange" were first heard, radio stations all over the world became fascinated by the earthly and spiritual sound that they had never encountered before.[32] One critic said "the tunes were seeped in the old ways, but the production and the arrangement was fresh and inventive". This transition in Clannad's career is often seen as the birth of Celtic music, and to this day they are regarded as the pioneers of that genre. They are also noted for their melodious harmonies, which have been at the heart of their music since their first album. Legend (1984) was based on English folklore. With later albums, Clannad delved further into the realms of electronica and even pop. Due to this, many of their singles entered pop charts all over the world, and widened their fan base once again. Despite their success with this genre of music, the group managed to maintain a link with their Gaelic roots throughout their career, giving traditional Irish songs such as "Tráthnóna Beag Aréir" and "Buachaill Ón Éirne" the Clannad treatment.
Even though the rock-infused Sirius and the pop-inclined Macalla were successful for Clannad, it was their breakthrough style that they created themselves that has left the greatest legacy. Clannad's influence can be found in the film Titanic, where James Horner admitted to basing the soundtrack on Clannad's style.[33] The soundtrack was so like Clannad's work that it has been incorrectly credited to them for many years.[34] Clannad's 'Celtic mysticism' is a recurring theme in the film Intermission.[35] The "otherworldly" and "ethereal" Clannad sound comes from the ancient hills and glens that surround Gweedore, according to lead singer Moya Brennan.[36] Traces of Clannad's legacy can be heard in the music of many artists, including Enya, Altan, Capercaillie, The Corrs, Loreena McKennitt, Anúna, Riverdance, Órla Fallon and even U2.[37][38][39] Bono stated that Moya has "one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced".[40]
Private lives
Band members
- See also: Moya Brennan#Personal life
The private life of lead member Moya was detailed in her autobiography in 2000. In it, Brennan recalls her upbringing as the eldest of nine siblings in rural County Donegal, Ireland. Along with the highs of success in the music business, she also recounts low periods where alcohol, drugs and an abortion made her re-evaluate her life. She emerged from dark years as a committed Christian with rekindled faith. She remarried in 1991 (having previously been married to a Dublin musician) and now resides in Dublin with her husband, photographer Tim Jarvis, and children, Aisling and Paul.[41]
The Brennan family
The Brennans are Ireland's most successful music family, with combined sales of over 90 million records.[42] Máire (or Baba) Duggan and Leo Brennan are the parents of the Brennan siblings Máire (or Moya), Leon, Ciarán, Deirdre, Pól, Olive, Eithne (or Enya), Bartley, and Brídín. Baba was the local school's music teacher and Leo led the celebrated Slieve Foy show band. The catalyst that would propel the entire family onto the stage was the opening of Leo's Tavern in 1968 in Meenaleck, Co. Donegal. This pub has become a musical Mecca over the years, and Bono and Paul Brady have even been known to join in the regular jamming sessions.The other six children can all sing and play one or more instruments Olive and Deirdre have sung on Moya's solo albums and Brídín, who for years toured with Clannad as a backing vocalist, has released a solo record, Eyes of Innocence.
Máire 'Baba' Duggan is currently the lead member of the local Catholic choir, Cór Mhuire Doire Beaga, but no longer continues to teach in the local community school Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. The choir is frequently joined by Leo Brennan and the Brennan siblings.
Leo helps his son Bartley to run the family pub, Leo's Tavern, and still takes to the stage equipped with his accordion and mic.[43]
- Current members
- Moya Brennan vocals, harp (1970present)
- Ciarán Brennan bass, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals (1970present)
- Noel Duggan guitar, vocals (1970present)
- Pádraig Duggan guitar, mandola, mandolin, vocals (1970present)
- Pól Brennan flute, guitar, percussion, whistles, vocals (1970-1990, 2011present)
- Former members
- Enya Brennan percussion, keyboards, vocals (1981-1982)
- Main article: Clannad discography
Studio albums
- 1973: Clannad
- 1975: Clannad 2
- 1976: Dúlamán
- 1980: Crann Ull
- 1981: Fuaim
- 1983: Magical Ring
- 1984: Legend
- 1985: Macalla
- 1987: Sirius
- 1989: Atlantic Realm
- 1989: The Angel and the Soldier Boy
- 1990: Anam
- 1993: Banba
- 1996: Lore
- 1998: Landmarks
- 2013: Nádúr
Live albums
- 1979: Clannad in Concert
- 2005: Clannad: Live in Concert
- 2012: Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral
- 1989 Past Present
- 2012 Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral
- 1989: Past Present
Sheet music book for 'Past Present'
- 1991: A Woman's Voice
Eddie Rowley in conversation with Máire Brennan
- 2000: Ireland: Landscapes of God's Peace, Máire Brennan
sometimes called God of Peace
- 2001: The Other Side of the Rainbow, Máire Brennan with Angela Little
Later subtitled: The Autobiography of the Voice of Clannad
- 2008: Moments In a Lifetime, Noel Duggan
Detailing Clannad's journey as a band
Notable awards
- 1982: 1982 Ivor Novello Awards, Best Soundtrack for "Theme From Harry's Game"
- 1984: 1984 BAFTA Awards, Best Television Music for "Robin of Sherwood"
- 1992: Billboard Music Award, World Music Song of the Year for "Rí na Cruinne"
- 1999: Grammy Awards of 1999, Best New Age Album for "Landmarks"
- 2007: Meteor Music Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2014: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1982: 1982 BAFTA Awards, Best Television Music for "Harry's Game"
- 1994: Grammy Awards of 1994, Best New Age Album for "Banba"
- 1996: Grammy Awards of 1996, Best New Age Album for "Lore"
- 2009: Ireland's Music Awards, Best Revival Act
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- JT Koch (ed). Celtic Culture. A Historical Encyclopaedia ABC-CLIO 2006 pp 1627-1628
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- '"Easter-egg" during first 20 seconds of "Lifetime"', Máire explains during public IRC chat with fans, 2003
- More Clannad Concerts Including Pól Brennan at The Clannad Newsblog
- Mary Ann Kennedy in conversation with Moya Brennan from BBC and Celtic Connections.
- The Clannad Newsblog
- New Clannad Compilation Confirmed Northern Skyline
- Clannad & Enya Nominated for IMA's! at Northern Skyline
- Profile: Clannad Ireland's Music Awards
- Guests revealed for The Late Late Show at Raidió Teilifís Éireann
- Clannad Website / News (18 June 2013)
- Clannad Interview and Article Library
- Clannad's 'Earthly' style
- MDM artist management Clannad
- Titanic soundtrack review at Filmtracks.com
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External links
- The Official Clannad Website
Clannad |
Máire Ní Bhraonáin Noel Ó Dúgáin Ciarán Ó Braonáin Pól Ó Braonáin Pádraig Ó Dúgáin |
Discography |
Studio Albums: Clannad Clannad 2 Dúlamán Crann Úll Fuaim Magical Ring Legend Macalla Sirius Atlantic Realm The Angel and the Soldier Boy Anam Banba Lore Landmarks Live Albums: Clannad in Concert Clannad: Live in Concert, 1996 Compilation Albums: Past Present The Collection Themes Rogha: The Best Of Clannad The Best of: In a Lifetime: |
Singles: "Dhéanainn Súgradh/Eleanor Plunkett" "An Bealach Seo 'tá Romhainn" "Down By The Sally Gardens" "Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh/Strayed Away" "Theme From Harry's Game "I See Red" "Newgrange" "Robin (The Hooded Man)" "Closer to Your Heart" "Almost Seems (Too Late To Turn)" "In A Lifetime" "Something To Believe In" "Live and Learn" "The Hunter "Hourglass" "A Dream In The Night" "In Fortune's Hand" "Why Worry?" "Both Sides Now" "Mystery Game" "I Will Find You" "Seanchas" "An Gleann" "Christmas Angels" |
Related Articles |
Brídín Brennan Enya Moya Brennan Gweedore Music of Ireland The Duggans New Age Music RCA Records |
Enya |
Album discography |
Enya Watermark Shepherd Moons The Celts The Memory of Trees Paint the Sky with Stars A Day Without Rain Amarantine |
Singles |
I Want Tomorrow - Orinoco Flow - Evening Falls... - Storms in Africa - Exile - Caribbean Blue - How Can I Keep From Singing? - Book of Days - The Celts - Anywhere Is - On My Way Home - Only If... - Only Time - Wild Child - May It Be - I Don't Wanna Know - You Should Really Know - Amarantine - It's in the Rain - Someone Said Goodbye |
See also |
List of best-selling music artists - New Age music - Clannad - Manderley Castle - Gweedore - 6433 Enya |
Moya Brennan | |
Studio albums | Máire Misty Eyed Adventures Perfect Time Whisper to the Wild Water Two Horizons An Irish Christmas Signature |
Live albums | Óró - A Live Session Signature Live Heart Strings |
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"Pathway to Homeownership" – Homebuyer Education Workshops – April 23
Community Progress Council now offers its "Pathway to Homeownership" course in two segments, beginning first with the "Take Charge of Your Money" financial literacy class and followed with a more in-depth review of the homebuying process.
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In case you did not know, May 1 is Law Day! Initiated by the American Bar Association (ABA), established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and made official by Congress in 1961, Law Day was seen as a counterweight to May Day which celebrates the workers of the world within socialist and communist countries.
For Law Day, the ABA prepares materials and encourages events in communities and schools to give "us the opportunity to reflect upon the importance of equality under the law and of our nation's guaranty of freedom for all."
Local Bar Associations are urged to observe Law Day "to commemorate the rule of law, the judiciary and its place in American society."
These are obviously important generalities. But unless they are tested in the realities of our times, they become important delusions. Bringing these legal values down their abstraction ladder provides a jolting reminder that our country is in the grips of chronic law-breaking from government officials, starting with the President, to managers of giant corporations whose dedicated goal is either to write the laws for themselves, via the corporate government in Washington and state capitals, or violate the laws with impunity due to their raw power and wealth.
One only needs to read the leading newspapers and see the regular documentation of the scofflaws that have turned the rule of law into an instrument of oppression directed at the weak and for the advantage of the strong. Whether in the pages of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal or in Associated Press stories, big corporations such as the banks, oil companies, and drug firms are shown to be, in the words of one concise prosecutor, "lying, cheating and stealing."
A corporate crime wave is running amuck erroding people's savings, pensions, jobs, health and safety! Corporatism is becoming the law of the land as enforcement budgets and political will shrink before the torrent of abuses.
Freedom is, partly, being left alone. But pollution doesn't leave you alone, invasion of your privacy in an internet-credit/debit-economy does not leave you alone, rip-offs do not leave you alone.
Official lawlessness has reached new depths of decay. It is no longer just the usual graft of public officials, the violations of the prison-corporate complex, the arrogant greed of many government contractors, especially in the areas of militarism, natural resource grabs, corporate welfare subsidies or the various ways of bribing elected officials. Increasingly, presidents of the U.S. regularly violate our constitution, laws and treaties under the pretext of their own definition of national security and their own role as prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner.
After all, it was the ABA itself, in a rare and great expression of professional duty, which sent three reports in 2005-2006 to President George W. Bush concluding that he was violating the constitution. Then ABA President, Michael Greco, called those years a period of very dangerous legal crisis for our Republic.
Welcome to the encore under President Obama and his "rule of man" superseding the rule of law. His tenure has marked the most extreme and chronic violations of separations of powers, of seizing the exclusive war declaring power (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11) from Congress, and in the case of the Libyan war, even dispensing with the authorization and appropriations authority of the Congress.
Freedom must include, as Marcus Cicero wrote, "participation in power." Do people have any of that in the way our government makes major decisions? People can't even have their day in court as long delays and court budget cutbacks nullify, in practice, constitutional rights for the accused.
Shut out as citizens, people are finding ever greater obstacles in gaining access to justice for their civil grievances. Former Supreme Court Justice, conservative Sandra Day O'Connor, has written eloquently on the absence of legal representation for tens of millions of low income Americans. She described the real effects this has on their lives, health, safety and property, as well as the basic problem of not being told of their rights.
The ABA knows all this and more about the failing rule of law, worsening inequality and shredded freedoms. But the largest organization of lawyers in the world is heavily populated by corporate attorneys whose clients in the plutocracy reward them generously.
As Wesley Smith and I noted in our book No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America, they, as "officers of the court," (as are all licensed attorneys) have difficulty dropping their attorney-corporate client hats and donning their "lawyer/professional" hats while on duty at the ABA's far flung network of committees.
Given their embedded retainer/astigmatism, these big firm lawyers have aggressively fostered regimes over the people of one-sided fine print contracts (see faircontracts.org), weakened tort law for wrongfully injured persons and, most brazenly, even lobbied and litigated to place insuperable procedural obstructions before real peoples' access to the courts. (See Arthur Miller's Simplified Pleading, Meaningful Days in Court, and Trials on the Merits: Reflections on the Deformation of Federal Procedure .)
So, here is my advice to the ABA for future Law Days. Get a grip on the real crises in the law, its uses, misuses and hypocrisies. Convey that to the folks on Main Street so that lawyers and laborers, students and scholars can be given real reforms to ponder instead of deceptive illusions highlighted by annual presidential proclamations (See Obama's Law Day Proclamation).
Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer and author of Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! He is a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, published by AK Press. Hopeless is also available in a Kindle edition.


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 16 federal drug charges under an agreement that calls for him to serve 30 to 40 years in prison.
Judge Joseph Laplante asked David Kwiatkowski, 34, why he wasn't going to trial.
"Because I'm guilty," Kwiatkowski responded.
Kwiatkowski pleaded guilty to 14 charges of drug theft and tampering in New Hampshire, along with two similar counts in Kansas, although he was never formally charged there. Sentencing was set for Dec. 3, at which time the judge could impose a different sentence.
Before he was hired by New Hampshire's Exeter Hospital in 2011, Kwiatkowski worked as a cardiac technologist in 18 hospitals in seven states, moving from job to job despite being fired at least four times over allegations of drug use and theft.
Forty-six people in four states have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C Kwiatkowski carries and is accused of spreading by replacing stolen painkiller syringes with saline-filled syringes tainted with his blood. Thirty-two patients were infected in New Hampshire, seven in Maryland, six in Kansas and one in Pennsylvania. Kwiatkowski also worked in Michigan, New York, Arizona and Georgia.
One of the Kansas patients died, and authorities say hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that can cause liver disease and chronic health problems, played a contributing role. The charges Kwiatkowski admitted to in Kansas stem from the patient who died, and many of the other patients have experienced serious medical problems, U.S. Attorney John Kacavas said.
"Tragically, the defendant's admissions of guilt today are too little, too late for those victims," he said. "There were many warning signs, there were many stop signs, there were many red lights along that road that were simply ignored by the defendant himself, a health care worker, by other individuals and entities in the health care industry."
Kwiatkowski grew up in Michigan and started his career there before becoming a traveling hospital technician who was assigned by staffing agencies to fill temporary openings around the country. According to the plea agreement filed Monday, Kwiatkowski told investigators he had been stealing drugs since 2002 — the year before he finished his medical training — and that his actions were "killing a lot of people." His lawyers have declined numerous interview requests.
Kwiatkowski told the judge Wednesday he was addicted to drugs and alcohol and was recently diagnosed with depression, for which he is taking several medications. Asked how he was feeling Wednesday, he answered, "good."
Kacavas said most of Kwiatkowski's victims support the plea agreement, though some were disappointed that the proposed sentence wasn't longer.
"I understand victims who want nothing less than a life sentence or the death penalty — I get that. But our system doesn't allow for that," he said. "The victims support this disposition for the most part but are frustrated that they will carry this infection for the rest of their lives and feel that the defendant should spend the rest of his life beyond bars, which … if this 40-year sentence is imposed he may well do."
At least two dozen civil lawsuits related to his case are pending, most of them against Exeter Hospital, and while Wednesday's plea rules out further criminal charges against Kwiatkowski, charges against hospitals or staffing agencies are possible, Kacavas said.
"Our investigation is not done," he said. "As we approach finality in his case, we are also looking elsewhere."
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Welcome to the homepage of the EC funded project "ArchaeoLandscapes Europe" (ArcLand). Explore how aerial imagery and remote sensing is being used by archaeologists to understand our past.
The webpages will be updated with new content on the ArcLand project and on archaeological prospection in general during the life-span of the project, so please keep us book-marked and feel free to send us your comments and suggestions! Plase also let us know if you find any flaws or problems that might have occured due to transferring the content of the previous version to this new website!
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Update: Rural Minnesota lures middle-aged newcomers, U of M study of U.S. Census data shows
The perception of rural Minnesota — indeed of rural America — is often one of decline and stagnation. Images of abandoned farmsteads, boarded storefronts, and shuttered schoolhouses come to mind.
Yes, those conditions exist. But it's time to bust some myths. Contrary to popular perception, small towns in Minnesota are not losing people of all ages, nor are all small towns dying.
Those are findings from recent research by Ben Winchester, research fellow with the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality. In a study prepared for the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission, Winchester investigated the changes in population and demographics of rural, non-metropolitan Minnesota counties between 1990 and 2000. (Read the report)
Beyond conventional analysis
Conventional analysis often goes no further than comparing county population from one decade to the next and seldom expands to a more detailed understanding of the underlying population dynamics. "This has implications for funding and more important, the morale" of rural places, Winchester notes.
The Extension study digs deeper by examining population changes, by age, in any given location. A close look at the data uncovers both decline and growth within various age categories. While small towns do experience a loss of young adults age 18-25 — commonly known as the "brain drain" — there is also an in-migration of adults aged 30-49 and their 10-14-year-old children. In fact, from 1990-2000, nearly every rural county in Minnesota experienced growth in the 35-44-year-old group.
In many cases those moving into rural communities can offset, or surpass the numbers of those moving away. These new, well-educated residents are in their prime earning years and have helped invigorate the community and economy of those towns "by bringing children, starting businesses and engaging in community life," Winchester says. Thus, he calls this trend "the brain gain of the newcomers."
Rural rebound
Minnesota's experience matches that of the entire nation, which has been undergoing a "rural rebound" for some 30 years. In fact, between 1990 and 1999, 2.2 million more Americans moved from the city to the country than the reverse. The numbers have varied decade to decade since then, but the overall trend of rural growth remains — creating a diverse population, labor force and economy that encompasses more than agriculture.
"In a way these newcomers have been helping to mediate the economic restructuring of agriculture and manufacturing [in rural areas] for the past 30 years," Winchester says. "Our rural towns would look very different — worse — if these newcomers hadn't been making these moves."
Why do they come?
Why are people migrating to non-metropolitan areas? According to the Extension study, which surveyed 53 new residents of seven west central Minnesota communities, they want a slower pace of life, lower-cost housing and greater safety and security — relative to urban areas. Other important drivers include the desire to find good schools and more outdoor recreational activities, to be closer to relatives, and to live in a desirable natural environment.
A sample of the west central Minnesota newcomers' comments reflects these wishes:
"I guess it was just kind of an escalation that the city wore me down. I was just kind of drawn to the country area because of the quiet — a different pace of life, too."
"We both wanted to live in a country setting, and every house we've lived in has had a little more acreage, so now we are finally on a 10-acre hobby farm, which—you know — this is an ideal area affordability-wise to find that sort of setting, because in the Twin Cities that same amount of acreage would be astronomical."
"We have a state park within 15 minutes. They have great trails. There are so many fun things to do."
Who are they?
Respondents to Extension's survey also appear to be a skilled, educated, entrepreneurial bunch. Of the 53 newcomers, 45 percent said they have occupational skills in management, business, financial, or other professional fields, while 34 percent have occupational skills in the office or administrative support field.
Some 68 percent of survey respondents had received a bachelors degree or higher, and 19 percent an associate degree. Finally, 23 percent of respondents said they own or operate a farm or business — compared to 8 percent in their former communities. One newcomer expressed the entrepreneurial spirit this way: "Probably the biggest reason we moved back was the opportunity to be self-employed and just to have that control over your life."
Trend poses opportunities
Winchester reminds communities that the rural rebound has been happening with very little public or private intervention to recruit or attract newcomers. The trend gives rural Minnesota communities cause for hope. But it also calls for action.
As communities seek to take advantage of opportunities posed by rural population changes, they will encounter two key questions: "How do we attract new residents?" and "How do we keep them?" The second question becomes particularly important when the newcomers' children grow up and they might be tempted to move back to urban areas to advance their careers.
Smart answers to those questions will yield more vital, vibrant rural communities. Some communities, such as a number in northwestern Minnesota, are already learning what's needed to attract newcomers to rural areas. The work has yet to begin in other areas.
As rural communities examine their options, it's important to be receptive to new ideas. As one respondent to Extension's survey said, "Tradition is strong, but we need to be open to exploring. It's not all gloom and doom. New things are happening."
Learn more
Winchester and other Extension staffers are available to help communities develop strategies for building on the "brain gain of the newcomers." To learn more:
- Visit page, brain gain in rural Minnesota
- Read a summary of the study
- Read the article, Get to know Minnesota's rural resident recruitment initiatives
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Savage Nation: It's not just Rush; Talk radio host Michael Savage: "I commend" prisoner abuse; "we need more"
Written by Nicole Casta & Shant Mesrobian
"[T]ake their deepest fear, the pig, the dog, the woman with the leash, and use it on them to break them!"
"Use ... [l]ittle, ugly women. And let 'em take big strapping Iraqis and put 'em on leashes naked."
"Instead of putting joysticks, I would have liked to have seen dynamite put in their orifices."
Since May 4, Media Matters for America has monitored and analyzed radio host Rush Limbaugh's comments on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. military personnel, including his comparison of the abuse to a college fraternity prank; his remark that the U.S. military guards were "having a good time"; and his characterization of the abuse as a "brilliant maneuver."
On May 10, Media Matters for America began monitoring Michael Savage's radio program, Savage Nation, which reaches 6 million listeners per week; we will continue to do so on a daily basis. The following are excerpts from Michael Savage's May 10 and May 11 radio shows, during which he commended the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib (repeatedly referring to it as "Grab-an-Arab" prison); said that "we need more of the humiliation tactics, not less"; and blamed American civilian Nick Berg's death on Senators John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton as well as on The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Savage Nation is syndicated by Talk Radio Network and is the third-largest syndicated radio talk show in the nation. He is the author of two New York Times best-sellers, The Savage Nation: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture and The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military -- both published by the conservative WorldNetDaily press WND Books. Savage hosted a short-lived televised version of his show for MSNBC, also called The Savage Nation, before being fired by the cable channel for referring on the air to a caller as a "sodomite" and saying that the caller should "get AIDS and die."
From the May 10 Savage Nation:
Savage on the Iraqi prisoner abuse photos:
I don't mean to be too comedic in the political arena, but these so called abuse photos frankly are mild by comparisons to what goes on in South of Market clubs in San Francisco.
Savage on why "we need more of the humiliation tactics, not less":
And eventually you're gonna find that we need more of the humiliation tactics, not less. ...
I don't know what its gonna take for you to finally welcome what the troops are doing, what the interrogators were doing until you finally recognize the enemy, the true face of the enemy and what its gonna take to break this death grip that they seem to have on the minds of the Democrats. ...
These people don't fear death, they fear humiliation. The only way to humiliate them is take their deepest fear, the pig, the dog, the woman with the leash, and use it on them to break them!
Savage on the consequences of prohibiting "these interrogation tactics":
What's gonna happen is terrible. What's gonna happen now is even worse that you can imagine. Because these interrogation tactics which were working, by everything I can read, are no longer permissible, you are gonna have an event in this country before the election, and you can thank your friends Levin and Kennedy for that, you can thank all the phonies on the Democrat side for that.
Savage on the utility of the abuse to facilitate intelligence-gathering:
These people live only for their honor, and so the only thing you can withhold from them is their honor. There is the answer as to why you see these graphic pictures. These are not a few individuals who made this up. That's crap. That's crap in my opinion. This came from the top. And how high up it goes I don't know but frankly I commend them for it. It's wise intelligence techniques, to break the enemy where he's vulnerable, not try to get him where he's strong. ...
That's why the women were used! It's a very intelligent method to break the enemy without resorting to thumb-screws and the much more severe methods of torture. ...
I think it's a very good policy, and the more I learn about it I think that it made good sense. Short of real torture, this worked. Use little women in particular. Little, ugly women. And let 'em take big strapping Iraqis and put 'em on leashes naked. ... Get police dogs to bark at naked Iraqis, until they crack and tell you which Ahmed or... [unintelligible mocking of Arab names]
From the May 11 Savage Nation:
Savage on who's to blame for Nick Berg's death:
Nick Berg, an American, not military, over there building transmission towers, was captured by the Untermenschen the sub-humans, who wrap themselves in a religion. He is seen saying his mother's name, his father's name, sister's name, his brother's name and then the smiling Arabs cut a living human beings head off as he screams. It's a blood-curdling scream that you'll ever hear again. You'll never get it out of your mind if you're a normal person, or you're not given to murder or you've never been around murder. Uh, it's something you'll never forget, not should you ever forget it and you can thank the Democrats, you can thank the Senate Arms Services Committee for their hysterical hearings. You can thank John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, Biden, The New York Times, the alphabet channels and The Washington Post for this atrocity because they caused it.
Savage on Senator Dayton, liberals' reaction to abuse:
There was nobody worse today than Senator Mark Dayton, Democrat of Minnesota as he calls putting panties in the head of cold blooded murderers atrocities. Listen to clip six.
DAYTON: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and I thank you Mr. Chairman for holding today's hearings and for your resolve to face these atrocities. You're an honorable man.
Shut this atrocity up. Mark Dayton is a human atrocity for saying this, but he's really just a little cog in the wheel of Liberalism. I used to say that Liberalism is a mental disorder. I don't think it's a mental disorder. Nope. I think it's far worse than that. I think this kind of Liberalism is suicidal behavior. An act of suicidal behavior.
Savage on Democrats and the media:
Carl Levin and Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, The New Yorker, CBS have destroyed the war effort against terror. And if, God forbid, a suitcase bomb goes off you'll know who to blame. I'm -- hey I'm not going to mince words, there's no grey zone here. It's black and white, it's them versus us and the enemy within on their side.
Savage on the media going "over to the enemy's side":
I would like to give a medal to everybody at Grab-an-Arab [sic] prison for showing constraint. Every one of these American soldiers should be given an award for having restrained themselves, for what you see today is a direct result of the political correctness that is defeating this nation. ...
The scum at CBS, the filthy vermin at MSNBC are reporting that this beheading is revenge for the abuse at Grab-an-Arab prison, which means that the scum at CNN, the verminist traitors at MSNBC have gone over to the enemy's side.
Savage on what should be done to the Iraqi prisoners:
And I think there should be no mercy shown to these sub-humans. I believe that a thousand of them should be killed tomorrow. I think a thousand of them held in the Iraqi prison should be given 24 hour -- a trial and executed. I think they need to be shown that we are not going to roll over to them. It won't happen. It won't happen because of the CBS Communists. It won't happen because of the CNN traitors. I won't happen because of the MSNBC empty heads. And we the people are the ones who are going to suffer today. ...
Instead of putting joysticks, I would have liked to have seen dynamite put in their orifices and they should be dropped from airplanes. How's that? You like that one? Go call somebody that you want to report me to, see if I care. They should put dynamite in their behinds and drop them from 35,000 feet, the whole pack of scum out of that jail. Thank you CBS. Thank you New Yorker. Thank you Carl Levin. Thank you Ted Kennedy. Thank you Hillary Clinton. I'm sure that Mr. Berg's parents appreciate what you've done for them. I'll be right back.
Savage on the media's "hatred for our soldiers":
And the vermin on the Left will make sure -- because I know them in the newsrooms, they're very evil, they're very dangerous. The vermin in the newsroom -- newsrooms who control it all -- and there's only a few of them. Just remember that. You're talking about four or five outlets with maybe one czar -- or two czars rather, three maybe, at the top, in control of the news. They're all the product of the '60s. They're vehemently anti-military. Vehemently anti-war. And ultimately suicidal. And they are dangerous for your children and other living creatures. If they airbrush the enemy, and they have sympathy for the enemy, and they paint horns on our soldiers, and have hatred for our soldiers. And if the enemy is willing to die for their cause, and our administration is not even willing to kill for our survival we are going to lose this war against radical Islam or Islamofascism.
Savage on stopping Hillary Clinton before "she kills more [Nick] Bergs":
And there's nothing more we can say other than if there's any way to send a letter to Hillary Clinton and tell her to stop it before she kills more [Nick] Bergs, I would appreciate it Reggie.


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High school student Mohammad Sharif speaks about why students in his highschool need computers, despite not having electricity or running water, in this short video. He attends Hazrat Noman, a high school in Charikar City in Parwan Province.
Columbia/NYC/filmmaker volunteer Jay Corcoran says this film changed his entire view of Afghanistan. Some remixes of his work: remix 1 and remix 2
Our series on OLPC in Afghanistan will continue over the weekend.


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The Amazing Power of Blogging
Original article by Tony Cordingley
So what is a blog? After all, it just looks like a regular website to many people. In fact, it is one of the best ways of holding a conversation online. You can hold this conversation with as many people as you want and it is only limited by the amount of people who come to your blog.
It is a great way to connect with people especially those with similar interests to yourself. Simply put up interesting or controversial thoughts and opinions and invite comment. If you have a particular passion you can easily attract interest from similarly passionate people and stimulate further interest in the subject.
Of course, it hasn't taken long for commercial interests to cotton on to this and see the money making opportunities inherent in this technology. The main object here is to establish yourself as an authority on a particular subject and to build a profile for yourself.
This can work for anybody from an internet marketer selling money making products to your local real estate agent or neighbourhood lawyer. However, building credibility has it's cost. You need to maintain contact with your readership and regularly write interesting and valuable content for your blog. This regular input is the most daunting aspect of blogging unless you are a skilled and competent writer. Fortunately, these written pieces do not have to be very long but they do need to be regular, especially if you are also hoping to get noticed and indexed by the search engines. Getting on the first page of Google is incredibly good for business.
Be careful to avoid blatant advertising in your blogging. Otherwise, it is all too easy to put people off. A casual recommendation is the best promotion. Building your profile and authority will have all the positive spin-off to bring people knocking on the office door. Encourage questions that can showcase your knowledge in your answers.
Google alerts can be emailed to your email address daily and can be a source of inspiration on what to write or discuss with your readership. Regular attendance at online forums on your subject will also give you ideas on what is of current interest on your subject.
Blogging can be purely a platform to share your passion on a chosen subject or it can be a great way to build your business. If it is for building your business be careful not to be too obvious about it. Give good content, good advice and be open and conversational and you can't go wrong.
Blogging is incredibly easy to set up. Google's Blogger.com or WordPress are very easy to set up even for those challenged by technology. And there is now also a new blogging platform for entrepreneurs called Marketive. There is no need to do anything fancy just blog regularly with good content and try to remain current with what is happening in your niche.
Start your free MARKETHIVE Blog today, join Markethive! >>> https://markethive.com/alzibluk
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Telling Your Partner You Have an STD
What Are STDs?
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections spread from person to person during sex (vaginal, oral, or anal) or close intimate contact. STDs are also called sexually transmitted infections, or STIs. Left untreated, STDs can spread and cause serious health problems for you and your sex partners.
A person with an STD may or may not have symptoms. When people feel perfectly fine, they don't know they have an infection that can spread. That's why doctors recommend that people who are having sex (or who have had sex in the past) get tested for STDs.
Why People Need to Tell Their Partners
So what do you do if your test comes back positive? After being treated yourself, it's important to tell your sex partners. Why? Their health is at risk, so they need to know what's going on. It's natural to feel worried, embarrassed, and even scared. But to protect your partner, it's a conversation you need to have.
Need more reasons?
- STDs can cause serious health problems, especially if they're not found and treated.
- Some STDs can lower the chances of having babies in the future if not treated early on.
- Telling a past or current partner gives that person the chance to get checked out and, if needed, treated.
- Telling a future partner lets that person to make an informed decision about his or her own health.
- If you're treated for an STD but your partner isn't, you can get re-infected.
- Not telling a partner about an STD after a confirmed diagnosis may be a criminal offense in some states.
Telling a New Partner About an STD
If you have an active STD, it's normal to be nervous about telling someone new. Everyone raises the subject differently.
Here are some ideas for handling the conversation:
Imagine that your roles are reversed. What would you expect your partner to do and say if he or she were in your shoes? Be proud of your intentions. Your willingness to have this hard conversation shows that you care about the other person and your relationship. We're more likely to trust and respect people who are honest (and brave!) enough to talk about tough topics like STDs.
It's best to be direct. You could start by saying, "Before we have sex, I want us to talk about STDs and protection because I have an STD." Say what type of STD you have and how you got it. You don't have to share every detail of your past relationships, but showing that you're open to talking and answering questions can help your partner feel more comfortable.
It's best to be honest. It's better for your partner to find out because you said something before getting an infection.
Let the conversation proceed naturally. Listen rather than doing all the talking. Prepare for your partner to be surprised. Each person reacts differently to the news. Some might get panic. Some might be full of questions. Others might just need to time to think.
Don't push your partner to make decisions about sex or your relationship right away. It's normal to want acceptance and reassurance after revealing such personal information. But give the other person some space. Make a suggestion like, "I know you probably want some time to think about this." It shows that you're confident and in control.
Encourage your partner to ask questions. As you talk, give your partner facts about the STD. If you can't answer all of your partner's questions, that's OK. Say you don't know and then go to a health clinic or search online together to learn more.
If you and your partner decide not to have sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal, or oral sex), there are other ways you can be intimate or express your feelings for one another. If you do decide to have intercourse, use condoms and practice safe sex.
Telling a Current Partner About an STD
Being diagnosed with an STD while in a relationship can bring up lots of emotions. You may question your trust in your partner or feel ashamed if you cheated. But keep in mind that some STDs don't always show up right away. It's possible that you or your partner got the STD in a previous relationship without even knowing it.
If you find out that you have an STD while you're in a relationship, talk to your partner as soon as possible. Be honest — even if you haven't been in the past. Your partner may be upset, even angry, and that can be hard to deal with.
The most helpful thing you can do is listen to your partner's concerns and fears and offer information about the STD. Give your partner time to take in the information.
If you and your partner have already had sex, stop having sex until you can both get tested, even if your partner doesn't have any symptoms. You and your partner will probably need treatment. Take any medicine exactly as your doctor prescribes. If you have an STD, like herpes or HIV, treatments can lower the chance of passing the infection to your partner.
If you or your partner have multiple sex partners, it's important they all get tested and treated. If you think you've had an STD for a while, you need to let past sex partners know. They should get tested too.
It may be awkward, but telling partners about STDs is the right thing to do. If you think you have an STD or you have questions about STDs, talk to a doctor, sexual health clinic, or student health center. To help prevent future STDs, use a condom the right way every time you have sex.
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Of Kjartan's Friendship for Bolli.
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At that time, as concerning the strife between Hrut and Thorleik, it was ever the greatest gossip throughout the Broadfirth-Dales how that Hrut had had to abide a heavy lot at the hands of Kotkell and his sons. Then Osvif spoke to Gudrun and her brothers, and bade them call to mind whether they thought now it would have been the best counsel aforetime then and there to have plunged into the danger of dealing with such "hellmen" (terrible people) as Kotkell and his were. Then said Gudrun, "He is not counsel-bereft, father, who has the help of thy counsel."Olaf now abode at his manor in much honour, and all his sons are at home there, as was Bolli, their kinsman and foster-brother. Kjartan was foremost of all the sons of Olaf. Kjartan and Bolli loved each other the most, and Kjartan went nowhere that Bolli did not follow. Often Kjartan would go to the Saelingdale- spring, and mostly it happened that Gudrun was at the spring too. Kjartan liked talking to Gudrun, for she was both a woman of wits and clever of speech. It was the talk of all folk that of all men who were growing up at the time Kjartan was the most even match for Gudrun. Between Olaf and Osvif there was also great friendship, and often they would invite one another, and not the less frequently so when fondness was growing up between the young folk. One day when Olaf was talking to Kjartan, he said: "I do not know why it is that I always take it to heart when you go to Laugar and talk to Gudrun. It is not because I do not consider Gudrun the foremost of all other women, for she is the one among womenkind whom I look upon as a thoroughly suitable match for you. But it is my foreboding, though I will not prophesy it, that we, my kinsmen and I, and the men of Laugar will not bring altogether good luck to bear on our dealings together."
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"We Admittedly Do Not Have Any Direct Evidence...": Right-Wing Media And Fast And Furious
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Thomas Alva Edison, the wizard of Menlow Park, America's greatest inventor, has risen like a meteor, and shines with the steady glow of the fixed stars. Daily he adds to his triumphs. With an irresistible force he overcomes all obstacles, solving problems that have been declared by scientists to be insolvable. His birthplace is Milan, Ohio. At twelve years of age he began his career as a train-boy, soon having four other train-boys in his employ. He published a weekly newspaper on the train, it being the only journal that was ever printed on a railway train--a fact noted at the time by the London "Times." Telegraphy from the first took great hold upon him, and having one day snatched a station-master's child from in front of an approaching train, the grateful father taught him telegraphy; and from that time he became a systematic student. His ready ingenuity suggested all sorts of adaptations. One day the ice jam broke the cable between Port Huron and Sarnia (on the Canada side); the river at that point being a mile and a half in width, all communication by telegraph was cut off. Young Edison seized the valve of an engine that controls the whistle, which he tooted into long and short notes, like the dots and dashes in telegraphy. "Hallo, Sarnia, do you get me?" he tooted; no answer. "Hello, Sarnia, do you hear what I say?" A third and a fourth time the message was sent over, and finally came the answer from an engine on the other side; the connection had been made, and communication easily carried on until the cable was repaired.
Edison's many inventions are legion, but his phonograph, megaphone, the quadruplex and duplex systems of telegraphy, his telephone--which alone netted him over one hundred thousand dollars,--the electric railway and incandescent electric light, are but a few of the best known of his more wonderful and valuable inventions.
He now promises to place before the world his phonograph or "talking machine," perfected in such a manner as to faithfully record sounds of the human voice--utterances that can be readily reproduced many times.
The invention is also announced of a submarine telegraph, designed especially to prevent collisions at sea.
Mr. Edison resides at Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he continues his experiments and inventions in the application of electricity in the mechanical arts. His patents relating to telegraphy number nearly a hundred.
Edison was married in 1873 to Miss Mary Stillwell, of Newark. An incident of the honeymoon is related to show how absorbed this inventor becomes in his work. He was taxing his mind on some problem, oblivious of the fleeting hours, but roused himself and wearily asked the hour; "Midnight," was the reply. "Then," said this illustrious inventor, "I must go home. I was married to-day."
When Edison's phonograph was first exhibited at the Academy of Sciences, a murmur of admiration was heard, which was succeeded by repeated applause. Some of the skeptical members started the rumor that the Academy had been mystified by a clever ventriloquist, and repeated experiments were required to convince these incredulous persons that no chicanery was used, and that the "Talking machine" could be readily manipulated by anyone.
Further reading
The Edison papers at Rutgers
The Edison Innovation Foundation's edisonmuckers.org, which tries "to current events to Edison — from inventions to ideas."
Herringshaw, Thomas W. Prominent Men and Women of the Day. 1888.
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1953 College Basketball Recap
Both the NCAA and SEC put Kentucky's basketball program on the shelf for the entire 1952–53 season, grounding Rupp and the Wildcats not for any involvement with gamblers, but for recruiting violations.
Meanwhile, Indiana (19–3) rose to No.1 in the final AP Top 20 and wound up meeting third-ranked Kansas (back despite the graduation of Clyde Lovellette and three other starters) in the NCAA final at Kansas City. The Hoosiers won, but needed a Bob Leonard free throw with 27 seconds left. Indiana's 6-10 center Don Schlundt had 30 points in the final, but Kansas' 6-9 center B.H. Born was named the outstanding player of the tournament with 28 points against Washington in the semifinals and 26 more against Indiana.
Back in New York, the 12–team NIT field narrowed to a Seton Hall-St. John's final with the Hall, led by 6-10 center Walter Dukes, winning 58–46.
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